Bay Harbour: October 17, 2018

Wednesday October 17 2018
News
Seventhwave moves back home
• By Matt Salmons
WELL-KNOWN wetsuit
manufacturer Seventhwave
has returned home, bringing
its entire operation back to its
original Ferrymead site.
The company moved to a site
on Dyers Rd, Bromley, the day
before the September 4, 2010,
earthquake.
Managing director Sarah
Armstrong-Park said the refitted
shop opened on Monday
morning.
She said the staff were excited
to move the manufacturing
plant, showroom and headquarters
back to the company’s
original home.
Sumner surfer Paul Zarifeh
founded the company in 1987
as the Canterbury Wetsuit
Company.
Mr Zarifeh died of pancreatic
cancer on November 23 aged
60. Three weeks later, his son
Sam Zarifeh died after falling
from a raft on the West Coast’s
Landsborough River.
The two were commemorated
by a sculpture on the Esplanade
which was installed in July.
Said Mrs Armstrong-Park:
“Paul was a lovely guy and even
though we weren’t there [when
Seventhwave was in Ferrymead]
ourselves, it’s still like going
home. For our staff, who’ve been
HOME AGAIN: Sarah Armstrong-Park outside the
Seventhwave shop in Ferrymead.
here for a long time, they’re so
excited.”
Mrs Armstrong-Park and
Leif Park took ownership of the
company three years ago, and
briefly considered whether it
was feasible to continue manufacturing
locally.
“We decided that, really, that’s
what the brand is, keeping it
Kiwi. Taking it home really
aligns with that.”
She said the feedback from
the surfing community has
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excited about us coming back.”
“It’s a nice easy location to get
to and easy to find. We’re making
it easier for our customers to
find us.”
She said the Bromley site had
served them well in the postearthquake
years.
“Now it’s time to bring
Seventhwave back home to Ferrymead
to a more central location
for our loyal water-sport
enthusiasts.”
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FOUNDER: Seventhwave
was founded by the late Paul
Zarifeh (right), whose son
Sam died three weeks after
his father last year.
Mrs Armstrong-Park said
the location is “perfectly
positioned” for surfers, paddleboarders,
lifesavers, swimmers
and boaties to drop-in.
She said the signs on the
refurbished site have been modelled
off Mr Zarifeh’s original
signs. “Just with a few tweaks.”
The shop has been completely
remodelled and the factory area
is different.
“We’ve got an awesome new
women’s summer range which
we’re excited about.”
On Saturday, the company
will host an open day and
barbecue at the shop at 1063
Ferry Rd from noon. Tours of
the factory will run from 4pm.
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SUSPICIOUS JETTY FIRE
Firefighters say a small fire on
Governors Bay Jetty on Thursday
morning was suspicious. Passersby
reported seeing smoke coming
from the middle of the jetty but
no flames. The Governors Bay
Volunteer Fire Brigade found
smouldering planks. Chief fire
officer Andrew Norris said there
was no obvious cause and the jetty
was blocked off by a 1.8m fence,
which led him to believe it was
deliberately lit.
MEETINGS OVER SCHOOL
The group opposed to moving
Redcliffs School, the Friend of
Redcliffs Park, is set to meet with
the Workplace and Education
Select Committee in Wellington
today after its meeting was delayed
last month. The Redcliffs School
board of trustees will also meet
with the select committee later
today.
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A one-way system and no parking
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no parking zones. The one-way
system could run clockwise
through Korora Tahi Rd, Kina Rd
and Rāpaki Drive. Feedback on the
proposal is open until October 30
at www.ccc.govt.nz/the-council/
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